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Break in at the Watergate hotel
Frank Wills, a young security guard notices a piece of tape on a door. After he removes it he comes back later to find another piece of tape had been placed. He then called the police at 1:47am -
Watergate burglars indicted
The five men- Sturgis, Barker, McCord, Martinez, amd Gonzalez were arrested at the Watergate. -
CREEP implicated in espionage ring
This news report appears in the Washington Post: CREEP involved in espionage -
Senate establishes a committee to investigate watergate
By a 77-0 vote, the Senate establishes a committe to investigate watergate -
Samuel Dash announces that McCord has begun to deliver an account on watergate
Dash, announced that McCord would deliver a "Full and Honest account" of the watergate affair -
First round of White House resignations
In a nationally televised speech, Nixon announces the resignations of John Ehrlichman, H. R. Haldeman, and Richard Kleindienst resign. John Dean is fired -
Archibald Cox appointed special prosecutor
Elliot Richardson appoints Archibald Cox as special prosecutor. -
John Dean discusses cover-up
John Dean tells watergate investigators that he has discussed the cover-up with Nixon at least 35 times. -
Butterfield says there are tapes of all conversations and phone calls.
Alexander Butterfield, former presidential secretary, reveals there were recorders and Nixon’s office have been taped since 1971. -
Nixon has White House recording sytem disconnected and he refuses to release the tapes
He orders the recorderd to be disconnected and refuses to release the tapes. -
Vice President Agnew resigns.
Spiro Agnew resigns due to corruption while he was governor of Maryland -
Saturday Night Massacre
Nixon fires Archibald Cox and Elliot Richardson for failing to resign. -
Jaworski becomes special prosecutor
Attorney General Bork names Leon Jaworski the new special prosecutor -
"I am not a crook"- Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon holds a speech at Disney World saying, "I am not a crook." -
House subpoenas Nixon's tapes
The house subpoenas the tapes of 42 conversations. He had until April 30 to give them up. -
Nixon promises tape transcripts
Nixon publicly responds by promising 1,200 pages of edited transcripts -
Indictments for White House cover-up
Mitchell, Haldeman, Enrlichman, Colson, Mardian, and Parkinson indicted. Nixon also named as an unindicted co-conspirator -
House impeachment inquiry begins
Peter Rodino begins impeachments hearings, due to the noncompliance of Nixon. -
Supreme Court rules on tapes
They decided that Nixon did not have the authority to hold tapes for "National Security". -
Final phase of house impeachment
The committee passed three impeachment articles but also rejected two. -
Nixon implicated in cover-up
He reaches the impeachment as a forgone conclusion. Nothing to worry about -
Nixon resigns, Ford sworn in
Nationally televised, he announces that he is to resign as President
Gerald Ford is sworn in as the 38th President of the United States. -
Ford pardons Nixon
Nixon is pardoned for all crimes committed, may have committed, or taken part in.
